This Strawberry Cheesecake Parfait is a quick and easy summertime dessert recipe. This no bake recipe is made of layers of sweetened strawberries, cheese, jam, and crushed vanilla cookies.
I love to serve Strawberry Cheesecake Parfaits in individual serving dishes so each one is a pretty addition to the summertime dessert table.
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Semi Homemade No Bake Desserts
I love having tried and true no bake dessert recipes on hand. While this dessert makes a great appearance on summer dessert tables, I am willing to enjoy this year round. Keeping the kitchen cool in the summer is my aim, and having something quick and easy year round is a bonus! Two of my favorites are this Strawberry Cheesecake Parfait and Pina Colada Pie!
This no bake dessert is a creamy rich parfait made with a sweetened cream cheese ricotta blend layered with sweetened strawberries and crushed vanilla wafer cookies. All layers come together easy and after sitting in the fridge for a couple of hours, the flavors come together rather deliciously!
🥘 Ingredients
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Fresh Strawberries
Reduced Fat Cream Cheese
Part Skim Ricotta Cheese
Sugar
Strawberry Jam, if your not making your own jam, then this low sugar brand is a good one to use (it's my favorite).
Vanilla Wafer Cookies, this is the cookie to buy!
Whipped Cream
🍽 Equipment
Electric hand mixer, this is the one I use and I've had it forever!
Large mixing bowl, this is a set similar to what I use.
Mini trifle bowls or stemless wine glasses. I like these wine glasses that are rounder and wider.
👪 Serving size
This recipe can feed 4-6 people depending on appetite. Nutrition information is calculated at 4 servings per recipe.
🔪 Instructions
Step 1 (Mix):
- In a medium mixing bowl, using a hand mixer, mix the ricotta cheese, cream cheese, and sugar until smooth. Refrigerate.
- In a small mixing bowl, combine the strawberry jam and strawberries. Set aside.
Step 2 (Layer):
Spoon ¼ cup of strawberry mixture into each 8 ounce parfait glass. Layer with 2 tablespoons of ricotta mixture, 2 tablespoons of cookie crumbs, 2 tablespoons of ricotta mixture, ¼ cup strawberry mixture and 1 tablespoon of whipped topping.
💭 Top Tips
- Be sure the cream cheese is at room temperature before mixing. Cold cream cheese will not blend in well with the ricotta.
- Hand mixing can be done, but it will not be as smooth as it would be by mixing with an electric hand mixing.
- Be sure to buy a good quality ricotta cheese. A runny ricotta will make the cheesecake filling too loose.
📖 Variations
- If your into homemade jams, this Homemade Berry Rhubarb Jam or Mixed Berry Jam Recipe are both delicious substitutes for strawberry jam.
- Substitute mixed berries or fresh pitted cherries for the strawberries.
- Make homemade shortbread star cookies and substitute for the vanilla wafers.
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📖 Recipe
Easy Strawberry Cheesecake Parfait
Ingredients
- 2 cups quartered fresh strawberries
- 1 cup reduced fat cream cheese softened
- ½ cup part skim ricotta cheese
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- ¼ cup strawberry jam
- ½ cup crushed nilla wafers
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 4 tbsp whipped cream
Instructions
- In a medium mixing bowl, using a hand mixer, mix the ricotta cheese, cream cheese, and sugar until smooth. Refrigerate.
- In a small mixing bowl, combine the strawberry jam and strawberries.
- Spoon ¼ cup of strawberry mixture into each 8 ounce parfait glass. Layer with 2 tablespoons of ricotta mixture, 2 tablespoons of cookie crumbs, 2 tablespoons of ricotta mixture, ¼ cup strawberry mixture and 1 tablespoon of whipped topping.
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